Freakshow

Life in the circus ain't easy But the folks on the outside don't know The tent goes up and the tent comes down And all that they see is the show And the manes on the horses look so pretty And the lions are looking real mad And some of the clowns are happy And some of the clowns are sad But underneath There's another expression That the makeup isn't making Life under the big top It's about freedom It's about faking There's an art to the laughter There's a science And there's a lot of love And compliance Welcome to the freakshow Here we go... We live to hear the slack-jawed gasping We live under a halo of held breath And when the children raise up a giant shield Of laughter, it's like they're fending off death Oh and we can make something bigger Than any of us alone And then the clowns will take of their makeup And the people will go home But life on the outside ain't easy No sequins, no elephants No parading around Yeah, the circus comes And the circus goes And they're stuck in this fucking town You need a lot of love and compliance Welcome to the freakshow Here we go...